Appalachian Mountain Advocates Inc

Analysis

Appalachian Mountain Advocates Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewisburg, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Appalachian Mountain Advocates Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $848k to $1.6m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Appalachian Mountain Advocates Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Harbor Save the Bay Inc Boston Fish Pier ($1.6m), The Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc ($1.6m) and Mountain Studies Institute Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $555k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 10 employees.